Hi Jean and fellow Arachnids,
The listing does not say 'lace bobbin' but just bobbin. that could mean for
winding thread or even fishing lime on. The 'hollow centre; could mean the
waisted area, one never knows what people who are not in the know will call
things. It does not look as if it has an entry to the 'bobbin'. Also, from
the one photo I think it is probably ivory rather than bone (it does not
show the little black marks where the nerves etc. pass through the bone and
does show some faint striations -as would be visible on ivory- on the lower
part). I certainly would not bid on this without finding out more and
getting further photographs from the vendor.
Happy lace making,
Joepie, in chilly and grey looking Sussex, UK
From: Jean Nathan
Subject: [lace] Another "lace bobbin" on Ebay - any ideas on what it is?
Another "I don't know what it is so I'll call it a lace bobbin" on Ebay.
Bone,
turned, around three and a half inches long with a hollow centre. Any ideas?
My first though was to wind yardage as it's worked, but that would be
straight
across the middle and not dip in.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-or-Antique-Turned-Lace-Bobbin-/400656136511
?pt=UK_Crafts_Lace_Making_ET&hash=item5d48f7793f
tinied:
http://tinyurl.com/nntydkv
Jean Nathan in Poole, Dorset, UK
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